I've given my fair share of hate towards developers that use WordPress for everything (advanced CMS, application platform, etc) but the reason it is so popular

I've given my fair share of hate towards developers that use WordPress for everything (advanced CMS, application platform, etc) but the reason it is so popular is because it's such a great blogging platform. Yes, it's quite bloated, and there are many cleaner options out there, but it will work as a blogging platform, and it will work just as good as any other script out there.